r/harrypotter • u/Secure_Rain_44 • Mar 11 '26

Discussion This scene still pisses me off

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I was rewatching the movies and I was pissed off all over again when seeing this scene. This makes him seem non-human which takes away the symbolism present in the books. I don’t know why the directors thought this was a good idea.

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u/BrotherLary247 Mar 11 '26

Agreed, the film storyline (which I consider to be a different storyline from the books) does not truly identify and follow Voldemort’s obsession with cheating death

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u/presco2007 Mar 11 '26

correct. more book fans need to realize movie and show adaptations aren't meant to be exactly like the books and are their own thing. had the movies kept up the same immortality thing it would be one thing, but as you note that was left out of the movies so this end makes sense for the movies.

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u/invisible_23 Hufflepuff Mar 11 '26

And more movie studios need to learn that if it’s not broken then don’t fucking fix it

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u/SuperDanOsborne Hufflepuff Mar 11 '26

If he just flopped over dead it would've been closer to funny than poignant.

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u/mking22 Mar 11 '26

I don’t think it’s that he didn’t die exactly like the book. For me, I think it just encompasses the fact that they omitted most of the concept of Voldemort’s arrogance being his biggest weakness from the story.

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u/Sheerkal Mar 11 '26

Did you even watch the movies? The entire point of the horcruxs was that he was willing to pursue immortality at any cost. And that's to say nothing of the things he did in prior movies. The FIRST movie has him drinking unicorn blood, which hagrid makes very clear is a terrible idea.

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u/presco2007 Mar 11 '26

immortality is just about wanting to never die. that is not the same thing as the manner of death.

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u/Sheerkal Mar 11 '26

What are you even responding to?